Allan Ramsay

Review: RIGOLETTO, Royal Ballet And Opera
by Franco Milazzo - Mar 26, 2026

When this Rigoletto first opened the Royal Opera House’s first full season after the long pandemic silence, it felt less like a return to normality and more like a statement of intent. To relaunch with Rigoletto, arguably Giuseppe Verdi’s bleakest work, was a bold, almost confrontational choice. This is, after all, an opera in which a young woman is roughly kidnapped at the whim of one man and murdered by another. No sugar-coating, no operatic comfort blanket. Just darkness, undiluted.

Early Music Vancouver Presents 2022 Vancouver Bach Festival – Scottish Baroque and Other Traditions
by A.A. Cristi - May 19, 2022

Early Music Vancouver will present the 2022 Vancouver Bach Festival – Scottish Baroque and Other Traditions from Tuesday, July 26 to Saturday, August 6 at various venues including The Chan Centre, Christ Church Cathedral, Pyatt Hall, VanDusen Botanical Garden, The Wolf & Hound, and UBC's Sage Bistro. 

New Show ANNE BAYNE OF DUDDINGSTON LOCH Comes To Brighton Fringe Festival
by A.A. Cristi - Mar 4, 2022

In 1738, living amongst her trinkets in the Edinburgh family home, Anne Bayne waits for her beau, Allan Ramsay, to return from studying Rococo in Rome.

VIDEO: Watch Broadway Ring in 2022 with 'Auld Lang Syne'
by Team BWW - Jan 1, 2022

What better way to celebrate a new year than with the most popular song of New Year's Eve? 'Auld Lang Syne' has long been considered the official tune of the holiday, but do you know why? Let's break it down...

BWW Roundup: Broadway Rings in 2021 with 'Auld Lang Syne'
by Nicole Rosky - Jan 1, 2021

What better way to celebrate the close of 2020 than with the most popular song of New Year's Eve? 'Auld Lang Syne' has long been considered the official tune of the holiday, but do you know why? Let's break it down...

Edinburgh's City Art Centre To Reopen With New Exhibition To Mark 40th Anniversary
by Stephi Wild - Sep 2, 2020

Edinburgh's City Art Centre is to re-open its doors to the public on Saturday 12th September 2020 with a full range of new safety measures in place to ensure the safety of visitors and staff. The gallery reopens with two new exhibitions, City Art Centre at 40: Highlights from the City's Art Collection marking the City Art Centre's 40th anniversary and Bright Shadows: Scottish Art in the 1920s.

The de Young and the Kimbell Art Museum Present BOTTICELLI TO BRAQUE: MASTERPIECES FROM THE NATIONAL GALLERIES OF SCOTLAND
by BWW News Desk - Mar 28, 2014

The de Young and the Kimbell Art Museum are pleased to announce Botticelli to Braque: Masterpieces from the National Galleries of Scotland, a selection of paintings from Scotland's premier art collections.